HIPAA

Citrix ShareFile offers a secure file-sharing solution that can be used to securely collaborate on documents, forward medical images to other healthcare providers, share treatment information with patients, and provide other ways to connect workforce members, healthcare entities, and individuals.

If there's one conclusion that OCR is ready to draw from the 115 HIPAA compliance audits conducted last year, it's that there is plenty of room for improvement.

Many healthcare organizations face the challenge of protecting patient records and reducing the stress that results from a data breach.

Q. I was told I would be "terminated" if I did not sign a release of medical information. Is this a valid authorization?

Add another piece of evidence to the pile that shows data breaches in healthcare organizations are common and human error is often to blame.

Privacy and security officers got their marching orders when HHS released the long-awaited new HIPAA "Omnibus Rule" in January.

HIPAA has hit home for business associates (BA) and their subcontractors.

One of the biggest changes in the Omnibus final rule is in the way healthcare organizations will determine whether they need to notify affected individuals of a security breach.

Q. Can paper patient records be kept in a public storage unit? The storage company we are considering has a digital entry at the main gate. We would also have a keyed lock on the storage unit door.

Q. How can you track or prevent the use of USB drives in a hospital setting?